Pfizer begins Covid vaccine trial on infants and young kids
Mar 25, 2021 23:34:55 GMT -5
Post by maybetoday on Mar 25, 2021 23:34:55 GMT -5
What kind of idiot parent would do this to their child? 
Pfizer begins Covid vaccine trial on infants and young kids
PUBLISHED THU, MAR 25 202112:30 PM EDTUPDATED THU, MAR 25 202112:55 PM EDT
Berkeley Lovelace Jr.
Pfizer said it has started a clinical trial testing its Covid-19 vaccine on healthy children aged 6 months to 11. (They won't be healthy for long!)
It’s a crucial step in obtaining federal regulatory clearance to get young kids vaccinated and controlling the pandemic.
The U.S. is unlikely to achieve herd immunity until children can get vaccinated, public health officials and infectious disease experts say.
In this article
Lucy Nicholson | Reuters
Pfizer said it has started a clinical trial testing its Covid-19 vaccine on healthy 6-month to 11-year old children, a crucial step in obtaining federal regulatory clearance to start vaccinating young kids and controlling the pandemic.
The first participants in the study have already gotten their shots, which were developed in partnership with German drugmaker BioNTech, New York-based Pfizer announced Thursday. It intends to enroll 144 children in the first phase.
For the first phase of the trial, the company will identify the preferred dosing level for three age groups – between 6 months and 2 years old, 2 and 5 and from 5 through age 11. The kids will begin by receiving a 10 microgram dose of the vaccine before progressively moving to higher doses, Pfizer said. Participants also have the option to take 3 microgram doses. The Covid vaccine for adults requires two shots that contain 30 micrograms per dose.
Researchers will then evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the selected dose levels in the next phase of the trial, with participants being randomly selected to receive the vaccine or a placebo, the company said. After a six-month follow-up, kids who received a placebo will have the opportunity to receive the vaccine, it said.
Full article at link
Pfizer begins Covid vaccine trial on infants and young kids
PUBLISHED THU, MAR 25 202112:30 PM EDTUPDATED THU, MAR 25 202112:55 PM EDT
Berkeley Lovelace Jr.
Pfizer said it has started a clinical trial testing its Covid-19 vaccine on healthy children aged 6 months to 11. (They won't be healthy for long!)
It’s a crucial step in obtaining federal regulatory clearance to get young kids vaccinated and controlling the pandemic.
The U.S. is unlikely to achieve herd immunity until children can get vaccinated, public health officials and infectious disease experts say.
In this article
Lucy Nicholson | Reuters
Pfizer said it has started a clinical trial testing its Covid-19 vaccine on healthy 6-month to 11-year old children, a crucial step in obtaining federal regulatory clearance to start vaccinating young kids and controlling the pandemic.
The first participants in the study have already gotten their shots, which were developed in partnership with German drugmaker BioNTech, New York-based Pfizer announced Thursday. It intends to enroll 144 children in the first phase.
For the first phase of the trial, the company will identify the preferred dosing level for three age groups – between 6 months and 2 years old, 2 and 5 and from 5 through age 11. The kids will begin by receiving a 10 microgram dose of the vaccine before progressively moving to higher doses, Pfizer said. Participants also have the option to take 3 microgram doses. The Covid vaccine for adults requires two shots that contain 30 micrograms per dose.
Researchers will then evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the selected dose levels in the next phase of the trial, with participants being randomly selected to receive the vaccine or a placebo, the company said. After a six-month follow-up, kids who received a placebo will have the opportunity to receive the vaccine, it said.
Full article at link